Dr David Richardson joined the BCMJ Editorial Board in 2006, and was editor of the journal from August 2008 to May 2022. Dr Richardson has been a general practitioner in Langley since 1992 and is on active staff at Langley Hospital. His extracurricular activities include soccer, mountain biking, and competing as a triathlete.
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David R. Richardson, MD
The Proust Questionnaire has its origins in a parlor game popularized by Marcel Proust, the French essayist and novelist, who believed that, in answering these questions, an individual reveals his or her true nature.... Read More
How did I become so jaded and untrusting? I was recently sitting in a meeting discussing the possibility of our local GPs forming a division of family practice when I found myself wondering what the government’s real... Read More
I think I am a nuisance. Now, before you all jump up and shout in agreement, I’m not talking about that irritating, pain-in-the-ass, thinks-he’s-funny kind of nuisance. I’m talking about being a nuisance to my health... Read More
“Hey Bob, get dressed, the jig is up.” “Tell me it isn’t true, Doc, what happened?” “They’ve put up the signs.” “OMG, not the signs!” “Afraid so, Bob. I know things haven’t been very good at home with the... Read More
In the January/February issue we printed a letter and response regarding BCMJ Editorial Board members and competing interests.[1] The writers felt that editorialists (who are all BCMJ Editorial Board... Read More
I had just returned from a run, completed my triple-S (ask a guy) and was getting dressed when a large truck drove by, vibrating the condo. Being from BC, as the sound and violent shaking built I quickly recognized this... Read More
It’s not really that impressive—painted concrete walls, nondescript rooms, lighted hallways. Simple enough, but when put together in the right proportions it makes up my hospital. It is a very generic building, but I... Read More
Do those skin suits come in extra large?”“Why do you ask?” “Duh, because I drink too much beer.” “No, I mean why do you want one?” “Well, I want to rent one.” “You can’t rent a bobsled.” “Why not, my taxes helped... Read More
"You know Jon, now would be a good time.” I had finished the bike portion of Ironman Canada and had just started running the marathon. I was experiencing horrible lower abdominal pain and bloating. I knew it wasn’t my... Read More
By T.F. Godwin, MD. Surrey: Hancock House Publishers, 2009. ISBN: 978-0-88839-654-9. Paperback, 368 pages. $29.95. I recently read A Doctor’s Notes: Taken from both sides of the bedsheets, by Dr Tom Godwin.... Read More